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setup.exe

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VerifiedInstallation

The application setup.exe by VerifiedInstallation has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from safedownloadsrus131.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
VerifiedInstallation  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
e86c296c3efbad771af673a988e48066

SHA-1:
791832c8c4b53b43d12f548985de9f384c82ced4

SHA-256:
521f7b6d755d82b55081e52542b8f169a415f1334506f7b0266c7dafd5df8443

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
2/27/2025 12:01:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.Verified.Installer (M)
16.6.3.1

File size:
288.1 KB (295,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VerifiedInstallation

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/3/2015 3:42:42 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2016 3:42:42 PM

Subject:
CN=VerifiedInstallation, O=VerifiedInstallation, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00AD549677C65B0FD8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2015 3:48:04 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JntIuo7DftN7WXk1xynzsqV31mqyCce+cnMoC6NAg0Fu0Ag0FuZMxxMqbU45Jv3:Jtpo3lpFKnIs1mBCceb1AO0AOFfW5

Entry address:
0xFC03

Entry point:
E8, 90, AC, 00, 00, E9, 8B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A8, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, C8, C2, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03...
 
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Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://safedownloadsrus131.com/.../xl?enc=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

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

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